Musing on the new crop of Haute Barnyard restaurants, the Gobbler has promised those in need of relief that "there will often be herbs in the bathroom, and, if you're lucky, a sprig of lavender." We put the loos of two recent contenders, Flatbush Farm in Prospect Heights and the Farm on Adderley in Ditmas Park, to the test.">
Left: Flatbush Farm, bring your own candle. Center and right: The cheery chamber at the Farm on Adderley.Photo:丹尼尔·毛雷尔
Musing on the new crop ofHaute Barnyard再保险staurants, the Gobbler has promised those in need of relief that “there will often be herbs in the bathroom, and, if you’re lucky, a sprig of lavender.” We put the loos of two recent contenders,Flatbush Farmin Prospect Heights andthe Farm on Adderleyin Ditmas Park, to thetest.
Concept:像一捆捆的干草点缀它的天井,农场on Adderley’s bathroom channels an Old Sturbridge Village guesthouse. There’s a chart for cooking with herbs, old-timey tile floor, framed postcards of the Coney Island shore in a recessed shelf, and a crystal chandelier. The more minimalist Flatbush Farm offers dark isolation chambers with futuristically backlit silver ceilingtrim.
Privacy:With three separate rooms at Flatbush Farm, there’s little worry that someone else is waiting for you to finish. The restrooms in both restaurants have curtainedwindows.
Amenities:Slim pickings at Flatbush Farm — just a hook for your hat. At Farm on Adderley, you get the hat hook, a bureau stocked with backupTP, and the choice of a wicker basket or aluminum can to toss your used paper towelsinto.
Flaws:The reek of liquid soap: mint at Flatbush Farm, verbena at Farm onAdderley.
Strategy:If you want more light at Flatbush Farm, you might have to bring the candle from your table. At Farm on Adderley, bring a copy ofAnne of Green Gablesso you can read it in its naturalsetting.
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— Daniel Maurer
